Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-04-15
A DRAMATIC SCENE.
Bismarck" Swears By the Memory
of His Dead Child that Arens-
dOrf Killed Haddock.
County Attorney Marsh Makes a Mas
terly Argument for the State
Court Room Scenes.
Il DEATH BED SCENE,
Bismarck's Terrible Oath by the Corpse
of His Child.

olsmarcks terrible Oath by the Corpse
of His Child.
SIOUX CITY, April 1S-A dramatic Incl
dent in connection with the Haddock trial,
which occurred Monday night, has just
been divulged. Since the return of Bis
marck's wife and family from California,
the little daughter, about 8 years old, was
taken sick with membranous Group. Mon
day night at 1890 the little one died. Bis
marck was there when the little one died,
and then, with tears in his eyes, and
with trembling voice he placed his hand
upon the dead body and swore on his dead
child's memory that he had told the
truth and that Arensdorf was the
man who murdered Haddock. This is
vouched for by those who were present
THE BATTLE OF THE COUNSEL.
s. F. Lynn, Of counsel for the defense in
the Haddock murder ase,,opened his argu-
ment on the twenty-frst day of the trial
this morning. The attendance is again on
the increase, and as the closing hours are
approaching, even the idefendant, hitherto
assuming an Indifference and casual inter-
The plea of Lynn was exceedingly bitter
on two important state witnesses. Leavitt
and Bismarck, and in fact the entire array
of witnesse' and lawyers for the prosecu-
ton of Arensdorf. In the afternoon,
Marsh, county attorney, opened the second
argument for the state. During several
days past the wife of the accused and the
widow of the murdered man have sat quite
near each other just back of the chair Of
the defendant. Marsh opened by brief
review of the condition of the city and
community at the time of the murder. The
good reputation of John Arensdorf was
mentioned; his life long following of the
business of brewer; his having his all in
business, having no other property than
that which was engaged in this business.
Plainly no one had motive to wish Had
dock dead except the saloon element, and
Of this element none 80 great reason as
Arensdorf, the brewer. A good character
is not defense. 1t is proper evidence in a
defense, but it does not prove the accused
guiltless. The defense asks why the state
did not put on Fritz Folger. The answer
is that the state was afraid he wouldn't tell
the truth. The defense asks why we did
not put on the wife of Bismarck. Because
all she would prove had already been
proven. If the wire of Bismarck would
have told different story, why did not the
defense put her on? The story of Minnie
Kosnitski. the child who is said to have
been nodded by the counsel for the de-
fense, is confirmed In in every essential
point by the witnesses for the defense-by
Nepper: by Francisco and by Arensdorf
himself. Turning from the answer to ar
gument of the defense, Marsh reviewed the
law relating to murder and then went on
to show the difference between the evil
dence given before the cOroner's jury by
ArensdOrf and others and the evidence
given by the same men on this trial. This
strange condition Of society prevailed
when until the trial, alleged eye-witnesses
held their peace-held their peace, telling
neither officers nor anyone else The coun-
sci then took up the defense's witnesses
to the killing and ridiculed the array of le-
gal talent that would present witnesses
testifylng to directly opposite conditions
and circumstances attending the moment
of the shooting. But one motive was appa-
rent, and that was an attempt at confusion.
Marsh will proceed with his argument to-
morrow.